The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantial gainful employment consistent with his field of expertise.
The deciding factor: The combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a severe depressive disorder and musculoskeletal conditions, make it impossible for him to perform the physical and mental acts required by an over-the-road truck driver job.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071699
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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